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Research progress of magnetic resonance vascular wall imaging in predicting ischemic stroke recurrence
WEN Xinru  SONG Jianxun  HUANG Tengda 

Cite this article as: WEN X R, SONG J X, HUANG T D. Research progress of magnetic resonance vascular wall imaging in predicting ischemic stroke recurrence[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(10): 157-161, 176. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.10.028.


[Abstract] Ischemic stroke caused by intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) has a significant mortality and disability rate, and a high recurrence rate. Even after standardized treatment, the first year recurrence rate of patients still exceeds 20%, and the harm caused by ischemic stroke recurrence is greater than that of the first stroke. Therefore, predicting the recurrence of ischemic stroke is very important. Magnetic resonance vascular wall imaging (MR-VWI) can not only identify the cause of ICAD, analyze luminal stenosis and wall conditions, but also qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate plaque components, identify vulnerable high-risk plaques closely related to the recurrence of ischemic stroke, and guide clinical active intervention to reduce the risk of recurrence. This review will discuss the advantages of MR-VWI imaging and its application in etiology identification, evaluation of imaging features and the relationship with recurrence, evaluation of drug and surgical treatment effects, etc., in order to increase clinical attention and understanding of ischemic stroke recurrence and reduce the occurrence of related adverse events caused by recurrence.
[Keywords] ischemic stroke；ischemic stroke recurrence；magnetic resonance imaging vascular wall imaging；magnetic resonance imaging；plaque

WEN Xinru1   SONG Jianxun2, 3*   HUANG Tengda1  

1 Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524023, China

2 Room of MR, Shenzhen Baoan People's Hospital, Shenzhen 518100, China

3 Shenzhen Baoan Clinical Medical College of Guangdong Medical University, Shenzhen 518100, China

Corresponding author: SONG J X, E-mail: songjianxun@126.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Shenzhen City Science and Technology Innovation Plan Project Sustainable Development Special Project (No. KCXFZ202002011010360).
Received  2023-05-16
Accepted  2023-09-14
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.10.028
Cite this article as: WEN X R, SONG J X, HUANG T D. Research progress of magnetic resonance vascular wall imaging in predicting ischemic stroke recurrence[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(10): 157-161, 176. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.10.028.

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